Horseshoe



G. J. CAPEWELL.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED APILZII, I9I9.

' 1,337, l 94. Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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Gnonen J'. cAPEwELL, or HARTFORD, ooNNncTrcUT.

HORSESI-IOE.

Application led April 28,

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. CAPEWELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, `in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and improved Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification.

lily invention relates more especially to that class of horseshoes that are secured to the hoof of an animal by means other than nails, which shoes are commonly known as removable horseshoes; and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a shoe of this class that may be readily secured to and removed from a hoof, and one that shall have particularly effective means for holding the shoe in place.

One form of horseshoe embodying my in` vention and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the Y hoof of an animal showing my improved shoe attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of my improved shoe.

Fig. 3 is a view in cross-section through the same.

Fig, 4 shows a holding spur plate in face View, in vertical section, and in horizontal section. i

Fig. 5 shows a fragment of the shoe plate Fig. 6 is a face and edge view of the gripping washer.

Fig. 7 is a detail view showing a slightly different form of holding spur plate.

Fig. 8 is a side view of a single-piece horseshoe provided with my improved fastening means.

Fig. 9 is a view in central section, scale enlarged, through a fragment of a hoof showing the fastening means illustrated in Fig. 8, and further illustrating the action or my improved holding spur plate in use.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 10 indicates the hoof of an animal, in the present case that of a horse, to which my improved shoe is shown as attached, it being understood, however, that my improved fastening means is not necessarily limited to use in connectionwith a horseshoe.

My improved shoe, in one form, comprises two members 11--12that are provided with meansfor teinporar'ily holding them yield- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 293,075.

ingly connected for the purpose of fitting them to a hoof, which means are also adapted to be subsequently fixed to permanently secure said shoe members together. In the form herein illustrated these members 11- 12 are each of a shape substantially that of half a shoe of common form, each of said members having projections, as 13 and 14e on the member 11, overlying similar pro` jections, as 15 and 16 on the member 12, said projections being located at the toe and heel portions of the shoe. One set of projections is provided with slots 17 to receive fastening studs 18 secured to the other set of projections, and gripping washers 19 are located upon said studs, said washers having points 20 of a metal harder than that comprised in said projections whereby when said washers are pressed into contact with the projections, as by heading the studs or rivets, these points will penetrate the softer metal of the projections to an extent to exert a hrm hold thereon.

In adjusting or fitting a shoe to a hoof the shoe members above described have the rivets headed just sufiicientlyto provide a slight frictional resistance to movement of one member with respect to the other, the members being separated enough to permit the shoe to be placed upon a hoof. :Slight taps of a hammer may now be employed to move the members toward the hoof until they are properly positioned to fit the shoe to the hoof. The shoe may now be removed shape, except that the plateon the member 11, in the structure herein shown, does not cover the projections 13--14 located below the plane of the upper surface of said member, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. These plates may be secured in place in any desired manner and each may be provided with a set of short spurs 23, projecting upwardly therefrom and preferably punched out from the metal composing the plate. These spurs are sharpened to penetrate the bottom of a hoof to a slight degree and thereby prevent sliding movement of the shoe and hoof, one with respect to the other, in a direction lengthwiseof the shoe.y

attached thereto with a loop 28 attached to said plate, said loops receiving fastening straps 29, the ends of which may be secured together as by a buckle 30 to retain the shoe in place on a hoof.

The supporting clips 26 are provided with spur plates 3l made from thin, preferably spring, metal, the spurs 32 on each being preferably located at the edge, in the preferred form of construction, as by forming said edge into short teeth and then bending the teeth inwardly. Each of the spur plates is secured by its clip at one edge, preferably the upper edge, as by riveting, and the opposite edge is curved outwardly away from the clip to provide for resilient action of the plate. In a satisfactory form of construction a slot is extended inwardly from the edge of the plate providing branches 33 that comprise the resilient members of the plate. The curve of the plate, including these branches, is shorter than the curve of the hoof vertically so that when the clips are forced toward the hoof, in the operation of fastening the shoe in place, the spur plates, and especially the branches, when such are used, will yield. These plates are also curved horizontally, such curve being shorter than the curve of the hoof, as clearly shown in Fig. 9. This construction of the spur plates causes them to cling tenaciously to the hoof, the resiliency thus provided causing those parts of the plate bearing the spurs to follow up any movement of the hoof away from the clip and thus prevent the hoof from escaping from the grip or hold of the spurs, and a structure is, therefore, provided that securely fastens the shoe in place and effectually prevents any escape of the hoof therefrom.

The form of spur plateshown in Fig. 7 is'circular in shape, this plate 34; having radially projecting plates 35 with spurs or teeth at their outer ends, as hereinbefore described.

In the structure shown in Fig. 8 a shoe 36 of the usual form is provided with rigid side clips 37 to which the spur plates are secured, the spur plate shown in this view being curved in both directions, as hereinbefore described, andsecured at its upper edge, but having its teeth formed on the curved lower edge, the branches hereinbefore described being omitted from this structure. The teeth of this device are somewhat longer than the teeth on the spur plates hereinbefore described, such teeth of eXtra length having the function of retaining their grip upon the hoof into which they have penetrated.

The curved shape of the edges of the spur plates is of advantage in that the teeth are not arranged in a line in which the shoe ten ds to move with respect to the hoof in use and there is, therefore, no tendency of the teeth to unite in cutting a groove by extending the small aperture cut by-a tooth into the small aperture cut by another tooth and, therefore, each tooth continues to exert its holding function in the aperture in which it is originally placed or which is originally formed by it.

Each member ll and l2 is provided with a groove 38 in its under surface to receive a cushion 39 composed of any suitable material and held in the groove in any suitable manner, and holding clips 40 may be arranged 'to project upwardlv from the shoe to engage the sides of the hoof and a toe clip lll may be arranged at the toe if desired for a -like purpose.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the device which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by other means.

I claiml. A horseshoe comprising two parts having overlapping inner portions with slots through said overlapping portions extending transversely of the shoe, means 'passing through said slots and arranged to frictionally connect said parts to permit adjustment thereof laterally of the shoe, said means being arranged for final operation for permanently securing said parts together, and meafns for removably securing the shoe to a hoo 2. A horseshoe comprising two parts having overlapping inner edges, ,registering slots extending transversely of said shoe in said overlapping edges, rivets passing through said slots to connect said parts and permit adjustment thereof and to finally and permanently secure said parts in their adjusted position, and means for securing the shoe to a hoof.

3. A horseshoe comprising side parts having laterally extending overlapping projections with slots through said projections extending transversely of the shoe, means passing through said slots and arranged to frictionallv connect said Darts to permit adjustment thereof. means for permanently securing said parts together. a plate secured to the upper surface of each of said parts, and means attached to said plates for removably securing the shoe to a hoof.

4. A horsehoe comprising a sectional base.

a fastening plate of comparatively thin metal comprising two pieces secured to the upper surface of the base and having a laterally extending integral piece at the heel portion overlapping and resting upon the base, means for adjustably securing the base sections together and finally for permanently securing them one to another, and means pivotally attached to said plates for removably securing a shoe to a hoof.

5. A horseshoe, holder supports adapted to project upwardly from the shoe upon opposite sides thereof, and resilient holders attached to said supports in position to lie between the inner surface thereof and the surface of a hoof and space the supports vfrom said hoof and thereby permit yielding action of the hoof with respect to the holder supports.

6. A horseshoe provided with means for preventing sliding movement of a shoe upon a hoof, fastening means including clips attached to the shoe to be swung for engagement with or disengagement of the shoe from a hoof, resilient supports projecting from the inner surface of the swinging clips to penetrate the hoof when the clips are swung to clamping position, spurs projecting from said supports to penetrate a hoof, and means for detachably securing the outer ends of said clips together.

7. A horseshoe provided with means for preventing sliding movement of a shoe upon a hoof, a fastening plate of comparatively thin metal secured to the upper surface of the shoe, swinging clips having a hinged connection with said plate` spurs projecting from said clips to engage the hoof when the clips are swung to clamping position, and means for securing the outer ends of the swinging clips together.

8. A horseshoe provided with means for preventing sliding movement of a shoe upon a hoof, a fastening plate of comparatively thin metal having edges formed into portions of a hinge, swinging clips having their ends formed to complete said hinge whereby they are pivotally secured to said plate, said clips being adapted to project upwardly from said plate, spurs located upon said clips to en gage surfaces of the hoof when the clips are swung to clamping position, and means for securing the free ends of the clips together.

9. A horseshoe comprising two members having overlapping inner edges with slots for said overlapping parts extending transversely of the shoe, rivets passing through said slots and arranged to frictionally connect said members to permit adjustment thereof laterally of the shoe, and washers of a harder metal than that comprising the shoe and' adapted to be engaged by said rivets and thereby forced into the metal of the shoe.

10. A horseshoe comprising a base, clips secured to the base to engage the side of a hoof, and spur plates secured at one edge thereof to the inner surface of said clips and projecting away from said inner surface at the free end of the plates, said plates being provided with teeth on their edges.

11. A horseshoe comprising a base, clips extending from the base, and spur plates secured at one end to the clips and comprising branching arms extending away and spaced from the inner surface of said clips, said arms having teeth on their edges to engage the surface of a hoof.

12. A horseshoe comprising a base, clips extending from said base, and spur plates attached at their upper ends to said clips and projecting downwardly and awayfrom the clips and having teeth to engage the outer surface of a hoof.

13. A horseshoe comprising a base` a clip extending from said base, and a resilient spur plate attached to said clip and bent on a curve smaller than the curve of a hoof, and teeth on the edges of said plate to engage the outer surface of a hoof.

la. A horseshoe comprising a base, clips secured to the base to engage the side of a hoof, and spur plates separately formed from said clips and secured at one edge to the inner surface thereof-the free ends of said plates being spaced from the inner surface of said clips whereby resilient movement of the ends of said plates to and from the clip is permitted, said plates being provided with teeth on their edges.

GEORGE J. CAPEWELL. 

